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The first game ever made by Grasshopper Manufacture is to be released in the west for the first time. The Silver Case was released on PlayStation in Japan in 1999. Now director Goichi Suda (Suda 51) has confirmed a remake in the works for PC. Eurogamer reports that the remake …
Read More »Publisher insisted on Killer is Dead’s gigolo missions, Suda 51 says
Developer Suda 51 has said that the inclusion of the controversial ‘gigolo missions’ in his 2013 title Killer is Dead was demanded by publisher Kadokawa Shoten. The missions saw players trying to convince women to have sex with them by handing over gifts. Those missions were actually supposed to be …
Read More »E3 2014: Suda 51’s next title exclusive to PS4
Graphic action game Let It Die unveiled at Sony press conference
Read More »SONY: Next Suda 51 game is a PS4 exclusive
Poular games designer Suda 51 is making an exclusive game for PS4. The title looked suitably violent and a bit unusual, as you would expect from the creator. It is called Let it Die and is out next year. It is one of many little titles that have been announced …
Read More »Lollipop Chainsaw reaches one million sales
Suda 51’s zombie cheerleader title has globally sold 1m units. This figure was announced by developer Grasshopper Manufacture via Twitter on Friday: Lollipop Chainsaw came out in June 2012, meaning it has taken it nearly a year and a half to reach this level of sales. In Japan, Grasshopper is …
Read More »Grasshopper’s Killer is Dead struggles in Japan
The latest release from cult developer Suda 51 has failed to make an impact on the Japanese market. Videogamer reports that the PS3 version of Killer is Dead, the new game from Suda 51’s studio Grasshopper Manufacture, entered the Media Create charts at No.5 with sales of just 17,709 units. …
Read More »Killer Is Dead gets August release, special editions detailed
Deep Silver has confirmed a release date and two collector’s editions of Killer Is Dead, the new title by Suda 51. The highly-stylised action game will arrive on Xbox 360 and PS3 on August 30th. It sees players brutally taking down various outlandish criminals and is reminiscent of Suda’s previous …
Read More »Suda 51 blames publishers for low sales of Grasshopper titles
Killer 7, No More Heroes and Lollipop Chainsaw may have been warmly received by critics, but commercially they were unremarkable. The blame for this, according to Grasshopper boss Goichi Suda, lies firmly at the foot of publishers. Grasshopper does have a very strong base,” he told Games Industry. It’s just …
Read More »DeNA terminates five Mobage games
Reimbursements offered, with Ninja Royal and Infinity Blade Cross among the casualties
Read More »Publisher GungHo swoops for Grasshopper Manufacture
Japanese publisher the GungHo Group has bought Lollipop Chainsaw developer Grasshopper Manufacture. Grasshopper and its famously eccentric head, Goichi Suda aka Suda 51, are currently working on Killer is Dead, and have created several cult titles in the past, such as No More Heroes and Killer 7. GungHo Group published …
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